Toy.



I1. C. SHARP.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED 11:13.11, 1913.

l Patented Oct. 14, 193.

MVM

JOSIAH C. SHARP, 0F SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Urt. 14, 1913.

Application filed February 11. 1913. Serial No. 747,686.

To all whom it may colar/in Be it known that I, JosiAii C. bfi-mur, re siding at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State of California, have invented a new and useful Toy, of which thc following is a specification.

This invention relates to games and toys, and it is more particularly designed to provide a toy in which some exercise of skill is required for effect-ing a desired result and in the manipulation of which amusement is afforded to children and others.

More specically my invention is in the nature of an acrobatic clown, comprising generally, a projecting means, in the nature of a spring board so arranged that the ob ject, a representationvof a clown, is thrown through the air, and caused'to turn or somersault while in iiight, and a receiver, arranged as horizontal bars upon which the clown While on route may land by engaging the bars either with his hands or feet, which latter are hook shaped to engage with and hang onto the said bars.

The object of my invention is to provide a toy of the general character stated of a very simple and inexpensive character, in which the parts are especially so combined and arranged that they may be compactly foldedup and incased in a box, the body portion or framing of the toy forming the box in which the toy is contained when packed for storing or shipping.

Vith other objects in view that will hereinafter be referred to my invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully explained, specifically pointed out in the appended claims. and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved toy, the parts thereof being adjusted for use. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of thespring board end thereof, the several parts being partly folded up. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the same, the parts thereof being assembled to produce a boX, the other parts being shown packed within the box'.

Inthe practical arrangement of my toy, the saine includes' a base 1, having opposite side ledges 2 and a rear ledge 3. The front. end of the toy is open when the same is adjusted for use as in Fig. l.

5 designates a top or cover member that is hinged at 6 to the upper edge of the ledge 3 and it includes side llanges 7 and au end liangc 8, the latter being so arranged, relatively to the ledges 2 and the front edge of the base l, so as to close down over the said ledges and edge to form the box lid, which is held down by the lrook and eye devices S and 9 when it is closed down as in Fig. 2.

10 designates a. spring board hinged at the bottom edge 11 to the base l and suspended at the. upper or cuter end by the elastic-s 12 preferably coiled springs as shown, although rubber may be used. One cnd of the elastics is detachably connected to the opposite sides of the head end of the board 10 and the other ends of the said elastics are fixedly connected to the uprights l3-l3 that extend from a base piece 14, which, when the parts are assembled as in Fig. 1, seats in a transverse socket 15 in the base 1 and is rigidly held therein by the latch members lG-lG pivoted in the base 1 as shown.

1?-17 designato two posts, the upper ends of which are joined by an upper anda lower horizontal bar 1S and 19, suitably spaced apart,.and the said posts, when set up for use have their lower ends fitted into sockets 2O in the base l.

22 designates a m shaped wire brace` the ends of which hook into and pivotally engage a pair of eyes 23 on the base l some distance in advance of the parts 17. When in use the cross bar of the brace 22 engages a cleat 2lon the top 5 to hold the top 5 in a vertical position.

25 denotes a net, preferably of coarse cloth and located in advance of the horizontal bars. The net 25 has elastic mein bers so arranged whereby, when hooked up for use as in Fig. 1, it will be under sufficient tension, so that, when the clown lands upon it, the said clown will be thrown back toward the horizontal bars, the net being so. inclined that it tends to propel the clown back toward the bars that he may grip either bar with his hands or feet.

The figure or clown, in the practical arrangement of my toy, is seven inches long, and at this point it should be stated the 'dimensions of the spring board, the height of the horizontal bars and the relative spac- ,ing of the net, the bars and the spring board are such, that the desired action of the clown is effected. The clown includes a Wooden head With aA cap 26 and a wooden trunk or body 27.

2S designate the arms, preferably of sheet metal and they are ixedly secured to the trunk 27 and projected therefrom in a substantially horizontal or grasping lposition best indicated by the dotted ligure on Fig. 1. The legs 29 are pivotally connected to the trunk or body 27, and are so joined with the trunk or body 27 that as the heavier or trunk portion of the clown is projected, the legs are caused to assume a sitting position (see the dotted ligure) While the clown is passing over vthe horizontal bars. The hands of the clown are turned in to form hooks 3l and the toe ends of the feet are turned up to form hooks 32:

Bly reason of the peculiar arrangement of the several parts that constitute my ini-l.

proved'toy, it Will be readily apparent, by referring to Fig. l, that by pressing down the outer end of the spring board and then quickly releasing the same, the clown is projected upwardly and forwardly toward the horizontal bars, turning over or somersaulting While en route, in a genuine acrobatic Way, and in passing over the said horizontal bars, if properly projected, he catches hold of either of the bars by either his hands or feet, and since the clovvn often misses the bars he lands on the net, which by reason of its elasticity tends to throw the clown back toward'the bars, and at times With such accuracy, that the clown gets either of the bars by his feet or hands and hangs therefrom.

What l claim is:

l. A toy consisting of avbase, a horizontal bar supported above the base transversely thereof, a longitudinally extended spring board on the base, and a figure supported upon 'the spring board and adapted to be projected toward the horizontal bar when the spring board is released from tension, the said figure having means for catching onto the horizontal bar as it is projected thereover, and a net located in advance of the bar for receiving the figure when it misses the bar.

2. A toy consisting of a base, a horizontal bar supported above the base transversely thereof, a longitudinally extended spring board on the base, and a figure supported upon the spring board and adapted to be projected toward the horizontal bar when the spring board is released from tension,

the said ligure haring means for catching onto the horizontal bar as it is projected thereover, and an elastic net for receiving the figure when it misses the bar the said net being so mounted, relatively to the bar, whereby it causes the figure to rebound. t0- Ward the said horizontal bar.

l3. A toy consisting of a base that forms the bottom of a box, an upright hinged to one end of the base and which forms the top of the box when closed down, a spring board mounted on one end of the base and adapted to close down against the base When the box is closed, a horizontal bar, supports for the said bar located in advance of the spring board and removably supported upon the base, and a toy figure supportable on the spring' board and. adapted when the spring board is under tension and is released, for being projected toward the horizontal bar, the said figure having means for catching onto the said bar, the said bar and its supports being foldable onto the base, whereby to be inclosed in the box when the box cover is down.

4. In a toy of the character described, a box, the bottom of which forms the base of the toy, said box having a hinged cover, which forms a vertical supporting member when the parts are adjusted to the operative position, a spring board mounted on one end of the base in the longitudinal p'lane thereof, a horizontal bar, standards for the said bar removably supported on the base and located in advance of the spring board, an elastic net removably connected to the forward end to the base at a point between the bar and therhinged supporting member of the box, said net being connected at its rear.

end to the said hinged member and a toy figure consisting of a Weighted trunk, arms rigidly projected from the trunk and legs pivotally connected to the trunk, said arms and legs having hook terminals for engaging the horizontal bar, the said toy ligure being supportable on the spring board and adapted ior being projected up to and over the horizontal bar when the saidv spring board is released from tension.

` JOSIAH C. SHARP.

Witnesses:

H. B. Hanns, B. B. HAKES. 

